According to a statement issued by the Karen National Union (KNU) today on July 21st, 46 people, including one colonel and one lieutenant colonel were killed on the side of the military council during the fighting that took place in the KNU Brigade (6) area in June. From June 1st to June 30th Brigade (6) area Dupalaya district, Kawthoolei administrative area, A big battle between the military council army and the KNLA/KNDO joint army has been fighting each other. It is said that 29 big and small skirmishes took place.
During the battles, one colonel and one lieutenant colonel of the military council army. A total of 46 people, including 1 border police officer, were killed, 25 were injured, and on the revolutionary side one was killed and one was injured. It is said that the Military Council forces bombed the area three times from the air in June, and because of the bombings, one Christian church, which is a religious building, was slightly damaged and 2 homes were damaged. In addition, 9 innocent people, including two 10-year-old children were injured and 2 people lost their lives due to 12 rounds of mortar shelling into villages.